Doug Boyd Archives

May 04, 2011
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Convocations to begin Friday

Seventy medical students will receive their degrees at the annual convocation of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University on Friday, May 6. The convocation begins at 2...

May 02, 2011
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BIN LADEN DEAD: ‘Justice was done’

The war on terror will not end because Osama bin Laden has been killed, but his death can be a critical turning point, said observers and experts at East Carolina...

Apr 18, 2011
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Racers raise $1,000 for pediatric weight center

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Pounding the pavement Saturday netted approximately $1,000 for the East Carolina University Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center. Some 115 runners braved windy weather to...

Apr 18, 2011
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Gulf War illness study at ECU seeks veterans

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — An East Carolina University medical toxicologist is leading a team of biomedical scientists working to recruit veterans to participate in a study of new medicines to treat...

Apr 14, 2011
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Cunningham, Rotondo named to national association

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and Dr. Michael Rotondo, chair of surgery at ECU, were inducted today into...

Apr 08, 2011
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Kidney transplant rate nearly doubles

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   For people with end-stage kidney disease, a new kidney can mean a new lease on life. In eastern North Carolina, that new lease is available to...

Apr 08, 2011
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Graduate: Violence is ‘never right’

GREENVILLE (Apr. 8, 2011) — Students and former students also spoke at the campus safety seminar April 8, adding their own experiences with violence, discrimination and sharing their efforts to...

Apr 01, 2011
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Campbell among honorees for leadership

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Dr. Diane Campbell of the Brody School of Medicine is the recipient of the 2011 Linda Allred Profiles in Leadership Award at East Carolina University. Campbell...

Mar 31, 2011
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Hamstring Hustle 5K race set for April 16

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Runners and walkers can lace up their shoes April 16 for the 17th annual Hamstring Hustle 5K Run/Walk. The race, presented by the Medical Student Council...

Mar 18, 2011
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Brody tops nation in family doctors

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University sent more medical graduates into training as family medicine physicians during a recent 10-year period than any other school in the country. ECU is...